Kids Hope USA®

Form caring and life-changing relationships, one at a time:One Child. One Hour. One Church. One School.

What is Kids HOPE USA?

Kids HOPE USA churches give hope to children in public elementary schools through a relationship with a caring adult from the partnering church.

H: Helping to meet the emotional, social, and academic needs of at-risk children by giving them a one-to-one relationship with a mentor from our church.O: Owned by our church. This is our ministry to children and families in our community.P: Prayer is the foundation for our work. Each adult-child relationship is wrapped in prayer from a behind-the-scenes prayer partner from our church.E: Elementary school children are our focus. They need mentoring most because they are at that critical time when values are formed, self-esteem is developed and academic skills must be acquired.

Become a Mentor

Qualifications:
Love children and be sensitive to their needs
Be ready to listen to a child
Have your own transportation
Maintain confidentiality
Be a member/regular attendee of our church
Be there for only your child
Be faithful – one hour each week for one year
Believe in your child
Be at least 16 years of age

Become a Prayer Partner

Qualifications:
Love for children and the convic on that prayer changes things

Areas of Responsibility:
Make a commitment to faithfully pray for a KIDS HOPE USA mentor and the child he/she is assigned
Contact the mentor on a regular basis to get a progress report on:

Through generous donations and a Thrivent Action Team Grant we collected over 40 backpacks for Virginia Lake Elementary School – our partner for Kid’s HOPE. School supplies to fill the backpacks were graciously donated by the Immanuel community. In this photo a trunk full of school supplies was being given to Virginia Lake Elementary School assistant principal Karen Daly by Deaconess Suzanne.

Online Giving!

At Immanuel, we appreciate your prayers and encourage your participation in the Immanuel community and ministry. If you are also interested in contributing financially, a secure online giving option is available...just click!